Many artist discovered the beauty of Florida they had never known while they were a freelance illustrator. Magazines like Harpers Weekly and Century Magazine sent artist with writers to the Florida tropics to do articles as early as the 1860’s.
Many great artist both American and foreign like Thomas Moran, John Singer Sargent, George Iness, Winslow Homer and many others at one time had made Florida their home or visited and created some spectacular Florida masterpieces.
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From WGCU News, this is Gulf Coast Live Arts Edition …
[A] new exhibit at the Lee County Alliance for the Arts features printmaker Buell Whitehead.
His stone lithographs were in just about every hotel in America in the 1950’s.
Whitehead grew up in North Fort Myers running cows.
We’ll learn about him from a man who collects Whitehead prints and wrote the book on the subject.
The Alliance for the Arts website lists the book signing event for Buell Lee Whitehead: A True Southern Treasure under “current exhibition” (moved recently from its upcoming exhibits page).
The article includes six images from the book:
The art exhibition of Florida artist, Buell Lee Whitehead will take place January 8–30, 2010.
The Florida Printmakers Invitational Exhibition is scheduled for February and will also feature artwork by local artists.
